diff --git a/lib/gitlab/user_access.rb b/lib/gitlab/user_access.rb
index 6ce9b229294..3078b134bb3 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/user_access.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/user_access.rb
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ module Gitlab
     private
 
     def no_user_or_blocked?
-      user.nil? || user.blocked?
+      user.nil? || !user.can?(:access_git)
     end
   end
 end